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(No Model.)

H. VAN BIBBBR.

SAW.

Patented Aug. 9, 1881.

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ITED STATES PATENT O FICE,

HARRISON VAN BIBBER, OF ELHI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT T.

, HIGBY, OF SKAGIT, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

SAW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,588, dated August9, 1881.

- Application filed October 23, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, H.VAN BIBBER, of Elhi, in the county of Pierce andTerritory of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Saws; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side view of myimproved saw. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on an enlarged scale;

and Fig. Sis a detailview, also on an enlarged scale, showing theconformation of the teeth with their peculiar angles.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to saws for various purposes; andmyiinprovement consists in the peculiar conformationof the teeth withrhomboidal cutting-edges and straight sidesthat is, sides in a planewith the body of the 2 5 saw-bladeas hereinafter lllO'I'B fully setforth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the annexed drawings, the letter A represents the body of thesaw-blade, and B the teeth.

0 For convenience 1 will describe the saw and its manufacture, beginningat the end designated by the letter a; in Fig. 3.

In the first place the file is adjusted at the proper angle to cut thebevel (marked 1)) upon 3 5 one tooth, which said bevel extends to apoint,

1), upon one tooth and the beveled plane upon the opposite tooth. Thisplane 11 extends from the point 0 of the tooth up to the point I), andfrom the point 0 (in avertical line with 40 c) to the end of the notchor recess 0 Thus it will be seen that the beveled plane b is in theshape of a rhomboid with four sharp corners-viz., c, c, 0 and band itwill also be seen that at the upper corner, 0 at the top of the notch,are formed two sharp cutting-edges, c, by the continuation of twointersecting planes, D of opposite teeth, down to the body of the saw.-The reverse or flat side of the tooth is in a line with the body of theblade,

as shown in Fig. 2, and alternating teeth are beveled on opposite sidesto form the rhomboidal planes [1 b divided bythe central ridge, 0 c, andupper triangular flat part of the tooth, as clearly shown in thedrawings.

This saw requires no setting of the teeth, is easily sharpened whenrequired, and works easily and rapidly even in the hardest kinds ofwoods.

I am aware of the Letters Patent No.58,297, granted to E. J. Robinson,on the 25th day of September, 1866, upon which the saw described in theforegoing specification is an improvement; and, hence,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is-

The saw herein shown and described, consisting of the blade or body A'and teeth B, said teeth being alternately formed with beveled rhomboidalfaces b the upper corners of opposite rhombs intersecting one another inthe corner 0 of the notch, as shown at 0 and the entire opposite facesof alternating teeth lying in a vertical plane with the body of the sawwhen ready for use, whereby subsequent setting is rendered unnecessary,substantially as and forthe purpose herein shown and specified. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

his HARRISON VAN BIBBER.

mark. Witnesses:

(J. D. EMERY, J OHN M. RIBLING.

